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So you finally found this blog. Not sure how (unless I told you) The blog is about my random life. My job, games, movies or anything that interest me. Feel free to comment or just enjoy the ride.

Wednesday, March 30, 2022

Super Mario World 2- Yoshi Island

A great game but the mechanics not so much

Genre: Platfomer
Platform: SNES 
Release Date: 1995

Mario is now a baby and is up to the Yoshi to help him navigate the island. This game is fun I can say. The visuals are great and also there are a lot of interesting gameplay mechanics that you can do with Yoshi. Yoshi can turn into different vehicles that are fun to control. The bosses are unique as well. The only problem I have with this game is that you can loss in a stage where you don't know where to go. Just going round and round until you figure out where to go next. The good part about that is that you don't have a timer but in the end you just be frustratingly loss. Oh and everytime Yoshi get hit. Baby Mario will fly away which adds to a level of annoyance of finding him back. Played the game until level 3 after that I am done. I give it a C-Rank

The Green Knight

This is how legends starts 










What is it about?
It's a story about ones promise to someone 

The Good
The story is slow but it actually helps to build character
The story takes a great turn at the end 
It shows one struggle to fight his inner demons 

The Bad
Really the story is slow. There will be some parts you don't quite understand what is going on.

The Ugly
They talk in riddles 

After Credits: Yes? No? I don't know. There is a scene but I don't know where does it relates too

Verdict: It is not for everyone but it is an interesting movie 


Monday, March 28, 2022

Super Castlevania IV

A classic 

Game no: 462
Genre: Action
Platform: SNES 
Release Date: 1991


You play a Simon Belmont a vampire hunter off to face Dracula. The game is very linear with you needing to go from point A to point B before the timer runs out. You have classic Castlevania weapons such as a knife, boomerang and holy water. The bosses are challenging but once you get boomerang it is a piece of cake. The only problem I have with this game is that one wrong move can you send dead falling down a cliff. The platforming needs to be precise but the controls seem stiff. I played 80% of the game and watch the last 20% on YouTube. This game is one of the best on the SNES. A-Rank for me 

Stunt Race FX

 Amazing graphics for a SNES game

Game no: 461
Genre: Racing
Platform: SNES 
Release Date: 1994

A 3D racing game with very impressive graphics for it's time. You have three cars to choose each with different stats. The funny thing is the smaller car has the worse speed and handling. There are racers and stunt courses. The racers are fine. Straightforward. The stunt racers however are super difficult due to having a timer. Finish all the racers and call it a day. I give it a B-Rank since it's an ok game. Nothing to exciting 

Street Fighter Alpha 2

This game is amazing if you see the youtube in making it

Game no: 460
Genre: Fighting
Platform: SNES 
Release Date: 1996


This is a different timeline version of street fighter. Or maybe a prequel. Really I have no clue. There are 20+ fighters each with its own distinctive fighting style. What is different than previous games. Each fighter has it's on super meter which can be executed into super moves. Controls are tight. Gameplay is fun. This is a very enjoyable game. No complaints. It a very good game. Played one round and that's about it. I give it a B-Rank since it's a fighting game so it's best to be played with someone else  

Power Rangers Zeo - Battle Racers

 This is a fun racing game 

Game no: 459
Genre: Racing
Platform: SNES 
Release Date: 1996


This is a different take on the power rangers. Usually it is a beat em up but this time they made it into a racer. You can choose 5 different racers each with their own stat. It uses the mode 7 SNES graphics so the tracks really feel a lot like mario kart. The racing game is fun and that's about it. I finish the gran prix. I give this game a B-Rank because it was entertaining 

Power Drive

An isometric rally game

Genre: Racing
Platform: SNES
Release Date: 1994


This is basically a racing game where you have two cars to choose from and you race in a couple of dirt tracks. What do I like about this game? The racing is quite good. But other than that nothing much. It is just a simple racer. There damage points are so high that by the 3rd race you don't have enough money to pay for the repairs. .So that means I just finish the game until the 3rd race. I give it a
D-Rank. You shouldn't play this